Reconstruction of freeform objects with arbitrary topology using neural networks and subdivision techniques

CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 125-128

  Krause, F L ^a   Fischer, A ^b   Gross, N ^a   Barhak, J ^b  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Neural network method; Reverse engineering; Subdivision method

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LEARNING ALGORITHMS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; NEURAL NETWORKS; SCANNING; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

FREEFORM OBJECTS; LASER SCANNING; SUBDIVISION TECHNIQUE; SURFACE RECONSTRUCTION; TRIANGULAR MESH;

REVERSE ENGINEERING;

EID: 0041341919     PISSN: 00078506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0007-8506(07)60547-2     Document Type: Article

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